Individual Details

George Washington Brown

(25 Jul 1872 - 14 Jul 1958)



1900 Census. Bells, Grayson Co, TX, Hh 393
George Brown, b. Jul 1873, 26, married 5 years, b. TX
Carrie, wife, b. Feb 1876, 24, 3 children - 1 living, b. AL
Oral, dau, b. Feb 1899, age 1, b. TX

1910 Census. Justice Prec 2, Grayson Co, TX, Hh 214
George W. Brown, 37, married 1 for 13 years
Carrie, wife, 33, 7 children - 5 are living
Oral, son, 11
Wayne, son, 9
Pascal, son, 7
Floyd, son, 4
Weldon, son, 2

1920 Census. Denison, Grayson, TX, Hh 39
George W. Brown, 47, farmer
Carrie, wife, 43
Oral, son 20
Wayne, son, 19
Paskel, son, 17
Floyd, son, 15
Weldon, son, 12
Dwight, son, 10
Jessie V., son, 8
Georgia R., dau, 4 years, 2 months

1940 Census. Grayson, TX, Hh 122
Sherman Road - lived in rural Grayson Co in 1935
George W. Brown, 67, b. TX, Laborer, Farm
Carrie, wife, 63, b. AL

1950 Census. Sherman, Grayson, TX, Hh 196
412 West Evergreen
George W. Brown, 76, b. TX
Carrie J., wife, 73, b. AL

Texas Death Certificate #39007
George Washington Brown died 14 Jul 1958, Sherman, Grayson Co, TX. He lived at 412 Evergreen and died at home of pneumonia and senilty. He was born 25 Jul 1872 in Texas and was a retired grocerman and farmer. Marked as married. Mrs. Ocie Fuller was the informant and gave his father as John Brown, his mother unknown. Burial in Pink Hill Cemetery on July 16th.

George & Carrie are both buried Pink Hill Cemetery.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) 15 Jul 1958, Tuesday, p.12
Pink Hill Burial Set
SHERMAN, July 15 - Funeral services for George W. Brown, 85, will be held at 10 am Wednesday in Waldo Chapel with burial in Pink Hill Cemetery east of here. Brown, a retired grocerman of the Pink Hill community, died Monday at the home of his daughter here.

Events

Birth25 Jul 1872Pink Hill, Grayson County, Texas
Marriage25 Dec 1895Grayson County, Texas - Carrie Jane Strickland
Death14 Jul 1958Sherman, Grayson County, Texas

Families

SpouseCarrie Jane Strickland (1876 - 1964)
ChildWeldon Bailey Brown (1908 - 1987)
ChildGeorgia Ruth Brown (1915 - 1989)
FatherJohn Samuel Brown (1831 - 1908)
MotherMary Ann "Polly" Davidson (1841 - 1934)
SiblingLetsey G. Brown (1859 - 1863)
SiblingSarah Elizabeth Brown (1861 - 1894)
SiblingWilliam Thomas Brown (1864 - 1945)
SiblingLucy Isabel Brown (1867 - 1956)
SiblingNancy A. "Nannie" Brown (1868 - 1961)
SiblingFrancis Marion "Frank" Brown (1870 - 1963)
SiblingSophronia Brown (1874 - 1964)
SiblingLevi Brown (1877 - 1881)
SiblingLaura "Laury" Brown (1879 - 1881)
SiblingCam Brown (1882 - 1936)
SiblingJohn Cecil Brown (1886 - 1954)

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